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 Henry H. McCurley with his wife, Ann, reflect on his 32 years of military service in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam. Vets such as him are being honored all over the country today as people recognize Veterans Day.
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Web-posted Nov. 10

By Amy Joyner
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  After he returned from World War II, Henry H. McCurley intended to leave the Army and become a teacher, the job he had trained for in college.

  But an extra $30 a month changed his plans.

  The Army paid better than teaching, and that money would go a long way to feeding a family. So, Mr. McCurley stayed in the military.

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Unsolved mystery: tektites
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 Robert Strange holds a tektite found in Riddleville, Ga., on July 19, 1994, and estimated to be more than 30 million years old.
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By Robert Pavey
Columbia County Bureau Chief

  Twelve years ago, while looking for arrowheads in Washington County, Ga., Bobby Strange encountered a curious green rock, unlike anything he'd seen before.

  It was a tektite, one of many glassy meteorites, which range in size from a BB to a walnut. They are 32.5 million years old, found across middle and east Georgia and in only 10 other places on earth.

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